Is Big Always Better? The Bookstore Edition

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Is Big Always Better? The Bookstore Edition

Literanista February 16, 2011

Just when sad news of Borders shuttering over 200 bookstores, amNewYork puts out a lovely roundup of small, specialty bookstores in NYC.

Another great resource is the annual map of New York City’s “Reading Hot Spots” from the National Book Foundation. You can find out more about it in their latest newsletter.

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